Can you tell us what type of business you run and how long you've been operating this business? 

I’ve been a practicing attorney in the State of Texas for the past 7+ years, nominated to the Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list the last four (4) years. Within the past six months, I narrowed my practice down from family law - to helping female entrepreneurs. 

As a practicing attorney, broadly, I help female entrepreneurs legally setup and operate their small business and set them up for success. Being a blogger myself, I specialize in helping female creatives—bloggers, podcasters, photographers, coaches, etc. I do this by providing legal templates on my website (theExtraBlog.com) and offering legal consulting services (think brand or client contract review, negotiation tactics for working with brands + help when brands don’t pay on time) all for a discounted price, much cheaper than my hourly rate at my law firm. 

I love helping beginner bloggers specifically with setting up a blog and then later when they grow, making sure they have a contract to work with when it comes to making money through brand sponsorships. I have a page on my website specifically devoted to educational materials & resources on how to start a blog from scratch as well as a Blogger Contract template that I personally use myself to land brand sponsors. 

Finally, owning my own law firm for the past four years has taught me a plethora of business lessons and no-nos. I share these helpful business tips + tricks on Instagram (@TaylortheAttorney) for female entrepreneurs to kill it in business.

The pandemic hit and all of a sudden women really weren’t able to find work. But, I started to see all of these women online starting small businesses (in the middle of the pandemic!) because of the lack of employment. Then it hit me. They had put the bare bones of a business up, but lacked the knowledge to run their business legally and the funds to speak with an attorney to get their business to the next level. They needed a cheaper way to set up an LLC, execute an Operating Agreement, and get legally required policies in place for their website (Privacy Policies) so they could conduct business online. So, the Extra Blog was launched to help women do just that!



If you've had some challenges and roadblocks along the way, Can you share with us what some of those challenges have been in regards to starting or running this business and how you overcame them?

There’s highs and lows for every business owner and I believe we all still have lessons to learn. I had a brand sponsored post and giveaway back in May of this year and because I didn’t insist on getting a contract in place - I ended up having to hound the company for months to get the check. Five months later - the check was in my hands. Talk about waste of time! But, lesson learned on my part. This only benefits my clients as now I know specifically what to write in to help bloggers protect themselves - a lot of them work payment to payment!

I know from our previous talk that you work primarily with women. What made you want to inspire women and give them hope?

I went to law school in the fall of 2011, right after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. While in law school, I clerked at a family law firm in Dallas and fell in love with helping women out of one of the hardest times of their lives, going through a divorce. I quickly noticed the disparity in wages and standard of living after divorce between a husband who spent 20 years working while his wife stayed at home with three kids. 

Fast forward to 2020, I had been practicing family law for 6 years and co-owned my own law firm with my husband (FTAttorneys). I at that point had seen women who had been put through the wringer. Stay at home moms would often end up almost destitute after a divorce with little to no hope of finding a job that actually gave them a living wage and allowed themselves to fully support their kids. 

I saw a need for women to get affordable legal consulting and document formation help. So, the Extra Blog was launched to help women do just that! 



How important is it for female entrepreneurs and creatives to legally protect their businesses and digital property?

Incredibly, I actually wrote a blog post on a closely related issue, Why Creatives Need An LLC & A Solid Contract. But, they also need protection on their website as well. A privacy policy is a legally required document for any website owner and domestic as well as international regulations do apply. If you have any sort of newsletter going out  or sales going on your website - then you also need a terms and conditions document as well. 



With all that you've accomplished so far, did setting goals contribute to your success so far?

Yes, absolutely. I’ve recently gotten into “manifesting,” but I hate that word.  I prefer to think of it more as a brain dump for all the goals I want to accomplish in life and in business. It turns out looking like a mind map with goals and achievements highlighted. Then, I think it’s also important to follow up on those goals and make sure you’re putting in the daily work to get to those ultimate goals.